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The author has endeavored to show the close connection between this ancient colony and the young English settlements on the continent—the story of early struggles and mutual aid between Newfoundland and especially New England. His sources were unpublished records, official documents and manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated, this is the ultimate history of Newfoundland, with information about Labrador, the Indians, Moravian missionaries, and the later developments of lumbering, railroads, hunting and much more. It contains a large fold-out map of Newfoundland, smaller maps within the text, appendices, chronology, statistics, bibliography, lists of manuscripts, and an original name and subject index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. W. Prowse, Q. 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The success of the fisheries required the Channel Islanders to settle there permanently, thus beginning many Canadian coastal settlements. Ms. Turk devotes a chapter to the contributions of Channel Islanders to the development of the Canadian Maritimes: Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Ontario. 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The bulk of this work is a genealogical dictionary which identifies thousands of known (or probable) Channel Island immigrants to America, and some of their descendants. One section gives brief sketches of well-known Americans who had Island roots. This printing is a reprint of the 1984 edition with the addition of six pages of corrections and additions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion G. 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